Westlake is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.

The area now known as the city of Westlake was first settled by European Americans on October 10, 1810.

[1] In September 1966, a house in Westlake which had recently been bought by John R. Compton, a black pastor, was firebombed.

[9] According to the Cleveland Press, the mayor of Westlake, Alexander R. Roman, "criticized the parties involved in the sale of the home...

[12] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.93 square miles (41.26 km2), all land.

Of the city's population over the age of 25, 50.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher,[17] while 81.3% spoke English, 1.62% Arabic, 1.5% Spanish, 1.3% Greek, and 0.7% German and Chinese.

Crocker Park is a lifestyle center and mixed-use development compromising 1,050,000 sq ft (98,000 m2) of retail space, 650 residential units, and 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) of office space based on a small French town-type setting.

"[25] Clague House Museum showcases the history of Westlake (formerly Dover).

Clague Playhouse is a community theatre producing five plays a season from the classic and contemporary repertoire.

The White Oaks Restaurant was a lucrative speakeasy during the Prohibition era.

[26] Dover Gardens Tavern was also a speakeasy with an upstairs ballroom during Prohibition.

In 2012 Westlake also became sister city to the Canadian town of Kingsville, Ontario.